Recorded 1922–1933 Girls' name Peak 1922 16 births

Vernece — girls' name

16 babies named Vernece in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s5
1920s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Vernece was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Vernece in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernece

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Vernece between 1922 and 1933, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vernece currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernece performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vernece shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernece in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vernece at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

16

Since 1922

12 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1922

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1933

Vernece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1922

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 193319271922 6

Vernece by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 69% of Vernece's all-time total
1920s111930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernece?
16 babies have been named Vernece since 1922. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Vernece most popular?
Vernece was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Vernece been used?
Vernece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 12 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Vernece?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veronica, Vera, Verna, Verda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1933 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.